TITLE: Mac's Turn To Tell...
BY: sexycazzy
RATING: PG-14
CHARACTERS: Stella & Mac, mentions of Danny & Don
FANDOM: CSI: NY
SUMMARY: Stella asks Mac what's going on between Danny and Don.
Warning: none
Writer's Note: I don't own any of the characters, they belong to CSI:NY and its team. :( This is the third story of a Coming Out to friends series for CSI:NY. You can read the first two stories: Shooting Hoops and After the Game. As always, I welcome any feedback :)

Stella is at the end of the corridor at the CSI's lab, reading a file in her hand, when she hears the elevator's doors opening and looks up to see Don steps out. At same time, Danny steps out of the lab, and sees Don.

Stella sees Don glaring at Danny for a moment, before looking away and going in the opposite direction, towards her, and then into the other lab, where Adam is working. Danny looks on, sad, and then he walks into the elevator.

Stella shakes her head, 'these two needs their heads banged together and to talk!'

At the other end of the corridor, she sees Mac through the window in his office, standing up and looking at the computer, and reading some files. Stella decides to go and talk to Mac.

Walking to Mac's office, she knocks on the door's frame, the door was already open, "I need to speak to you about Danny and Don, Mac." Mac looks up and gestures for Stella to step in, and then he walks over to the door, and closes it behind him. He signals for Stella to sit on the sofa.

As Stella sits on the sofa, Mac asks, "What do you mean, Stella?" and sits next to her.

"Mac, there is tension between Don and Danny. Everyone could see, and some of them have spoken to me. I'm very concerned," Stella explains to Mac and pauses, as she could see Mac's forehead in wrinkles which means that he is worried too. He looks sad, and Stella decides to tell him about Sullivan's where she met Don.

"Mac, there is something I have to tell you....I saw Don the other day at Sullivan's. He seemed to be angry with Danny about...erm...." Stella stopped, not sure how to proceed, when Mac put a hand over Stella's hand, "Stella, I have something to tell you. I know why Don is angry. Danny told him something about himself and..and..." Mac looks down, wondering how to tell her, when Stella interrupted, smiling, "I know, Mac. You and Danny?"

Mac looks up, surprised, "You knew? How..how?" Stella smiles, "You look happier, more chirper in your steps and getting almost like the old Mac that I knew, before....." Mac grins, "Yeah, I know what you mean. Listen, Stella, I love Danny very much, oh, I never thought I would be this happy, not again, after Claire died, but Danny makes me happy and although I will never forget Claire, I..I.." Stella pats on Mac's hand, "Yeah...I have seen the glances between you two, but was never sure...until I saw you two kissing outside the building!"

Mac frowns, "But we never kissed at work.....ahh..my birthday!" Mac remembers kissing Danny outside the building after his birthday party, he was so drunk. He shakes his head, and Stella laughs.

"I'm glad you took this news well, I only wish Don was more like you, Danny is so upset." Mac tells Stella, in a sad tone.

"Well I might have a theory for that........." Stella explains the theory to Mac who listens.